Port Of Liverpool.

[Jim Brady]

As an aside Liverpool is 807 years old today.Anyway things are looking up for the port the new dock well on its way tobe open next year with the creation of hundreds of much needed jobs.
Regards.
jim.B.

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[Red Lead Ted]

Jim, Lets hope the majority of these new jobs stay local, For our workforce here on Merseyside. Just a point of interest Jim, Where you live have you had any news of the extension to the new complex I know there are plans to widen the duel carriageway. I am awaiting for the public meeting from peel holdings which I am assured by Sefton Council will be held at some point. I often wondered why they never built on the old Rawson road school site. Terry

[Jim Brady]

I have'nt heard of any changes around my area Terry but the extra traffic upto the M57 will definitely increase unless they start using barges and coasters to take the boxes up the Manchester S.C. Terry did you hear a suggestion of using Rimrose Valley Country Park as one of the routes say from behind Beno's upto the M57.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[John Gill]

[QUOTE=Jim Brady;180481]As an aside Liverpool is 807 years old today.Anyway things are looking up for the port the new dock well on its way tobe open next year with the creation of hundreds of much needed jobs.
Regards.
jim.B.


Happy Birthday. Thats a lorra lot of candles to blow out Jim.

[Louis the fly]

The way things have changed. I remember the No. 61 bus taking the dockers to work, upstairs there was a dense fog of Woodbine, Old Holborn and Golden Virginia smoke. In the winter all the dockers had flat caps and army greatcoats with a baling hook hanging from their belts.
The smells of the dock road, grain, timber, fruit, cotton bales, palm oil and sugar from Tate & Lyles. The fattest and best fed pigeons everywhere. The docks were a forest of masts and derricks, with ships from all over the world and our own great fleets. The corner cafes and pubs were always full, nearly every pub had an African Grey parrot on the bar swearing away in fluent scouse.
Now the container is king but it is good to see Liverpool rising again as a great world port.

[Jim Brady]

Yes Louis the number 1 bus ran from Dingle to Seaforth (the same as the overhead railway) I used to get it to Mann Island to the pool when looking for a ship.Bad news sometimes when you had good gear on and had to sit next to a docker that had been working on carbon black,or maybe someone who had been working on wet hides,what a smell.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[John Gill]

I too can recall catching the 61 bus from where i lived in Norris Green to the Pier Head. Full to bursting up and down at peak time. The conductor would remain on the platform and collect fares and issue tickets as the men got off (don't think i ever saw a female on a works bus heading for the docks). Suffice to say, the conductor never issued the correct tickets for their fares, likewise the men would never tender the correct amount. Everyone happy with the arrangement!
Gilly

[Ivan Cloherty]

#7 and he took money from everyone but only issued a ticket to every other one

[Red Lead Ted]

Jim, Heard very little regarding Rimrose as I said awaiting the meeting with peel holdings. Here is an old photo any scouser will recognise if you never ate here you have never lived. Terry. p.s. Stan the man.

[Jim Brady]

I think thats the Langton Castle pub on the other corner if my memory serves me right Terry.
Regards.
Jim.B.